Law practice

The firm has acquired significant expertise in the acquisition, disposal, restructuring and re-financing of real estate portfolios which cover properties for office, commercial, mixed, or residential use. We provide legal support for the entire real estate ‘life-cycle’, from the acquisition, property development, leasing, and financing through to the final stage. We provide the following services:

We assist at all levels of building projects including contract negotiations and management of conflicts which may arise. We assist developers, builders, advisors, contractors, and other suppliers.

Almost all commercial transactions have tax implications, and tax considerations often affect and dictate the form of a transaction.
The Law Firm collaborates closely on all tax matters with the Accounting and Business Consulting Centre, thus providing the client with a high level of professional expertise, and an in depth elaboration of strategic tax planning.
We offer comprehensive tax consultations and constructive solutions to our clients.

“Theodora Ivanova & Partners” acts on behalf of borrowers and lenders in this increasingly complex field, thereby enabling us to be aware of issues arising at both ends of the negotiating table.  Our client base includes holding companies, investment funds and management companies. We provide extensive legal support for the entire spectrum of banking and finance related legal issues.

• Project finance
• Asset finance
• Real Estate finance
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Securities and security sharing agreements

Theodora Ivanova is a registered European Trade Mark and Design Attorney.

• Trademarks and brand protection
• IP research prior to TM registration submissions – EUTM and local TM
• National & EU registrations
• Franchising, licensing & distribution
• Protection of copyright, designs and other intellectual property
• Dispute resolution in all IP rights

Some of our most prominent projects in the area are, including, but not limited to:

Velocity project – full IP support – registration of local TM and EUTM, dispute resolution, mediation, and settlement of relations
Interfoods project – full IP support – acquisition of a major local TM in the sector of food industry – negotiation, deal conclusion, paperwork drafting, registration at the relevant authority registers
Jumbo S.A. IP rights violation project – legal representation in the process of defending the company’s IP rights– subject to infringement – reference to responsible state bodies, mediation and issuing a settlement between the opposing parties
Local and European opposition submission proceedings – drafting of legal statements and replies, representation of clients and full defense of their IP rights interests.

Employment issues are central to an organization. It is not enough to know the law, but we must also be able to find solutions to sensitive situations. We strive to deliver results to our clients which are in line with their company culture and are commercially viable.

• Labor issues, due diligence reports and suggestions for optimization of employment and labor processes in the company
• Labor and employment issues – drafting of legal paperwork
• Consultations and full legal support on labor accident issues
• Social and health security
• Health and safety matters
• Work and residence permit
• Income tax issues
• Consultations and drafting of legal paperwork regarding company compliance to COVID-19 measures
• Full legal support in the process of obtaining state aid for overcoming the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (Mirkat, Constantinou Group of companies and many more)

Practice

We provide our clients with confidential advice on the full range of employment issues. We not only assist international businesses like Jumbo, but also medium and smaller enterprises, addressing their local, international, and cross-border employment issues.

We handle a wide range of civil disputes and proceedings efficiently and seamlessly, and help our clients resolve their business disputes through arbitration, litigation, or mediation.

Some of our most successful cases –administrative, commercial and/or civil:

• Administrative case before Supreme Administrative Court – a major food supplements company v. Commission for Protection of Competition
• Administrative case before Supreme Administrative Court – successful defense of Detailed Urban Development Plan
• Administrative case before Supreme administrative court – a major consumer goods distributor v. Bulgarian Patent office
• Labor case before Supreme Cassation court – employee vs. major toys, giftware, and household products retailer
• Arbitration case before the Court of Arbitration at the BCCI – a major automotive distributor v. a commercial lessee

Even in companies that receive day-to day legal services from in-house lawyers/legal departments, sometimes cases are too complex and require in-depth knowledge of particular legal fields, and/or extensive litigation experience and a strong understanding of court proceedings. That is where our firm comes in.

Mirkat Ltd – the distributor of Suzuki in Bulgaria, is one among many other clients that often choose our ad-hoc support on complex cases.

The Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria entrusts our law firm year after year to conduct and take over the organization of the general meetings of the association, as well as to fully monitor its compliance with the law.